MaryJane

You might want to send the x-ray to OSU and have them look at it. They have a free consult - the link is https://greyhound.osu.edu/consultationservice/consultation/index.cfm

This is really wonderful news!

FYI -- I talked to my vet and she will try the corn hulling procedure on Larry in December. She is located in Dedham about 1/2 mile from Route 128. Will let you know how it turns out

It's a good point about the anesthesia to stop seizures. I guess I'm less concerned about the actual procedure with the anesthesia than I am about her coming out of it and having seizures start. When Rainey came out from the MRI procedure were there more/less seizures or not able to distinguish? No. I'm not on the list - I will join, thank you for mentioning this! that is my fear - that coming up out of the anesthesia might spark seizure activity

Lucy has been on Zonisamide for about 4.5 weeks now and her last seizure was Oct 15th (6.5 weeks ago). The vet discovered a cracked tooth yesterday when we were rechecking her blood values because of her CCU incident 2 weeks ago. The tooth does not appear to bother her and it's doesn't look infected yet but, it will have to come out at some time. My question to people that have seizure dogs - what pre/post precautions (if any) have you taken when your dog had to go under for any procedures. I'd like to wait until Feb/Mar of 2012 to remove the tooth so she would have been on the seizure meds for at least 3 months and hopefully stabilized but, if there are issues, the tooth might have to come out earlier and I would like to be prepared.

Hope that you hear good news later today when they call you back with the assessment results.

Chews can make a dog drink more and then have to pee more. What about giving a carrot instead?

One of the reasons for the poor prognosis for Clark is that he is so young (~18 months) and cancer in a young dog is generally very aggressive. I'm waiting to hear back from the OSU, but I did send the pathology report to my former vet in Dallas and he agrees with the prognosis. Chemo is not an option for two reasons - (1) from what I have read there is not a good chemo protocol for chondrosarcoma and (2) the adoption group can't afford chemo. I'm not in a position to pay for chemo for a foster dog, so I'll keep Clark comfortable and happy and see where this road takes us. The only thing I'm going to look for, for his care, is something for his terrible skin itching. That was his initial problem on intake, for which he's been on various antibiotics with no relief. I'm going to talk to the vet about whether something like Pred might help his itching. Check with OSU - he might be eligible for free chemo Just a note that Valium can be addicting and there might be a protocol that you can't simply stop, you might need to cut back gradually. Best to check with vet before stopping.

Mine eat at 7:30 am and again at about 4pm with a snack at 8pm. They don't ever have kibble - they get a cooked home-made diet hat includes meat chunks, veggies, oatmeal, and rice.

I have never let my greys get on the couch or bed ... I foster quite often and I don't want a foster leaving here having been on the couch/bed because it is difficult for a dog to unlearn this behavior. The foster normally follow whatever behavior they see my dogs doing and I want to make sure that the behavior is appropriate. Potential adopters have enough issues to deal with at the beginning and IMHO it should really be their decision whether the dog gets couch/bed privileges or not. But, my dogs have very comfy/big beds and quite a few of them as I have started using the plushier papasan cushions from Pier 1 and putting additional comforters underneath them.

I know where you are coming from on this ... I just don't know if the group would do a dental because he might need a few extractions and it could get very pricey. He'd also need to have bloodwork done before the dental and maybe a urinalysis and it all adds up. Maybe if the group is well-funded they might be able to spring for it but, the tough economy is hitting adoption groups pretty hard. You can always ask and see what they say - maybe they'll offer to help defray some of the costs if not the whole thing.

I've been getting the forti-flora online, check out the Amazon vendors -- I think the price that I paid was about $20 to $25 a few weeks ago. I kept the old package that I got from the vet and it looked exactly the same as the one that I got online.

Not meaning to be rude but, at that age I'm assuming it's an "as is" and asking for a vet visit really serves no purpose. He's 14, he's bound to have some issues and having the shelter spring for a vet visit and then you not take him really adds some insult to injury. Let me add that you do have a good heart to consider taking him.

Really awesome pictures - very photogenic boy. Looks like he made himself right at home.

The vet mentioned that they were waiting to do the HCT for that very reason. I forgot to ask about the results when I called this morning, but they were going to do another one around lunchtime...I'll probably head down to see her then too. Hope that you are feeling OK and didn't get to stressed from this.

I'm so sorry that this happened - pretty scary. That's quite a bit of swelling - did they check the blood levels? Sometimes when you have a significant blood loss in a short amount of time the total blood volume drops but the proportion of red cells to plasma could stay the same so if you do a an HCT immediately it might be in a normal range .. it's only when fluids are given that the proportion of red cells to plasma drops. Hope she's feeling better.

I took a quick look at the AVMA website and here is what they say ... About the mild form—Dogs suffering with the mild form of canine influenza develop a soft, moist cough that persists for 10 to 30 days. Some dogs have a dry cough similar to the "kennel cough" caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica/parainfluenza virus complex. For this reason, canine influenza virus infections are frequently mistaken for "kennel cough." Dogs with the mild form of influenza may also have a thick nasal discharge, which is usually caused by a secondary bacterial infection. About the severe form—Dogs with the severe form of canine influenza develop high fevers (104ºF to 106ºF) and have clinical signs of pneumonia, such as increased respiratory rates and effort. Pneumonia may be due to a secondary bacterial infection.

The green discharge does not sound like symptoms associated with Kennel cough - with that in mind, it might be more serious and might require a trip to the ER.

I feel your pain (actually Larry) .. I was seeing the vet in Sutton too and my current vet does not hull corns.

Have your friend check out the osteo thread in H&M - it has quite a bit of great information. here's the link http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php/topic/274810-osteo-thread/

Looking good - glad to hear he's doing well.

In this sentence you mention that you don't know if he is trying to wake you up or not - so is there a chance that he is giving you some signals and that you are sleeping thru it

I'm sorry - she looked like a pretty girl.

I'm sorry for your sudden loss - he was a beautiful boy.

I'd be somewhat worried at this point because it's been awhile since this started and the goal should be to get her GI tract less irritated. I'd also stop giving any raw food - it could be making the issue worse. Some dogs can't handle raw especially with the bacteria load. Do a bland diet with cooked hamburger and rice with some veggies and see if it gets better.